Could remifentanil reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in comparison with other opioids for mechanically ventilated patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zhu, Yibing ^a   Wang, Yinhua ^a,c   Du, Bin ^b   Xi, Xiuming ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^c NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Critical care; Mechanical ventilation; Meta analysis; Remifentanil; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST; DELIRIUM; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATED PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PROCEDURES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PAIN; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 85026731804     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-017-1789-8     Document Type: Article

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